Mental injury on the job: Emerging legislative efforts to compensate workplace trauma

A new study reveals how alcohol interferes with a critical brain circuit that manages stress and flexible decision-making, offering insights into the neurobiological basis of relapse in alcohol use disorder. The research identifies a direct pathway between the brain's fear centers and habit control regions, and how alcohol affects this pathway, highlighting potential avenues for novel therapeutic interventions.

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Internalized stress may be an overlooked driver of memory decline in aging populations. Stress internalization may quietly accelerate memory loss in older Chinese Americans, according to new research from Rutgers Health. The findings highlight how emotional patterns, not just physical health, can shape how the brain ages. Published in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s [...]

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